Gallery Feed - - Photos from syracuse.comhttp://photos.syracuse.com/4456/gallery//atom.xml2015-03-04T00:10:57ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceSisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370192013-03-23T23:33:14Z2013-03-23T23:33:14ZSisters Empowering Sisters Conference continued for another day on the Syracuse University campus. Many girls from the middle and high schools attended the workshops. Ellen M. Blalock /eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370182013-03-23T23:33:13Z2013-03-23T23:33:13ZMembers from the Homegirls Cafe, Homeboy Industries, from left: Tuesday Esparza, Mariana Perez Martinez, Brazil Jackson, and Valerie Copeland talked about their lives in Los Angeles. They talked about how they are surviving with a past of sexuality abuse, mental...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370162013-03-23T23:33:12Z2013-03-23T23:33:12ZDuring the Saturday luncheon, the"Homegirls" from Los Angeles sat with the Syracuse girls. Natalie Venegas talked to several girls around her table about college. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370172013-03-23T23:33:12Z2013-03-23T23:33:12ZThe second session on Saturday of Sisters Empowering Sisters, on right, Diarra Brown, 15, sitting next to friend Mamie George, 17, both from Henninger High asked the "Homegirls" from Los Angeles, “If you could tell yourself something now when you...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370152013-03-23T23:33:11Z2013-03-23T23:33:11ZDuring the Saturday luncheon, the"Homegirls" from Los Angeles sat with the Syracuse girls. Frazer Middle School counselor, Melissa McCarthy, photographs "Homegirl" Valerie Copeland and Celine Le, 14, 8th grader from Frazer. Copeland said that she will stay in touch with...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370142013-03-23T23:33:10Z2013-03-23T23:33:10ZActor, singer, Vanessa Williams was the Saturday keynote speaker at the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370132013-03-23T23:33:09Z2013-03-23T23:33:09ZThe National Double Dutch League performed for the Syracuse girls during the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference, Saturday, March 23, 2013. They called the Syracuse girls to the stage to jump. Omecca Mobley, 17, 10th grade at Henninger jumps double dutch...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370122013-03-23T23:33:09Z2013-03-23T23:33:09ZThe National Double Dutch League performed for the Syracuse girls during the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference. They called the Syracuse girls to the stage to jump. Chelsea Willis, one of the presenters from Syracuse got in on the action. Ellen...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370112013-03-23T23:33:08Z2013-03-23T23:33:08ZThe National Double Dutch League performed for the Syracuse girls during the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference, Saturday, March 23, 2013. They called the Syracuse girls to the stage to jump, but several of the adult volunteers also got in on...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters Empowering Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102370102013-03-23T23:33:07Z2013-03-23T23:33:07ZFrom left: Julissa Wilson, Army ROTC Cadet; Master Sergeant Elena Vega Castro, US Army Reserve and Major Francine I. Reed, US Air Force were the "Courage Under Fire" panelists Saturday, March 23, 2013 during the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference. They...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305562013-03-22T19:38:21Z2013-03-22T19:38:21ZSasha Mastrobattista, 16, 11th grade at Corcoran High, listens to the keynote speaker, Lauretta Pierce, about how she became a successful business owner. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305542013-03-22T19:38:17Z2013-03-22T19:38:17ZLauretta Pierce, founder of Covenant Cookies, was the keynote speaker. She talked about the abuse she had to overcome in her life. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305532013-03-22T19:38:12Z2013-03-22T19:38:12ZMannie George, 17, in the 10th grade at Henninger High, reacts to the keynote speaker Lauretta Pierce, founder of Covenant Cookies, describe the abuse she survived in her life. Ellen M. Blalock /eblalock@syraucse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305512013-03-22T19:38:06Z2013-03-22T19:38:06ZThe owners of Tea and Honey Blends, Dr. Tiffani Bailey Lash and Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy gave a chemistry lesson to the room full of middle and high school girls. The doctors talked about why, how they became interested in science...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305432013-03-22T19:38:01Z2013-03-22T19:38:01ZCocoran High School students, from left, Mecca Little, 18, and Jasmin Bogues, 17, both seniors, talk to one of the morning resenters, Caly Givens, who spoke on "Making Courageous Choices." Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305292013-03-22T19:37:58Z2013-03-22T19:37:58ZDr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, on the left, takes questions from the audience. Ashley Patterson, 17, 11th grader at Nottingham High School, ask Dubroy about her college choices. Dubroy explains that starting at a HBC gave her the support she needed to...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305312013-03-22T19:37:57Z2013-03-22T19:37:57ZLaRhonda Ealey, with Onondaga Community College, gives the room of girls from middle and high schools in Syracuse a workshop on how to use or not use that first credit card in college. She explains how easy it is the...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305252013-03-22T19:37:56Z2013-03-22T19:37:56ZLauretta Pierce, founder of Covenant Cookies, was the keynote speaker. She talked about how she survived. God was her answer. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>
Sisters to Sisters Conferencetag:photos.syracuse.com,2013:/post-standard//4456.102305272013-03-22T19:37:52Z2013-03-22T19:37:52ZDr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, on the left, and her partner, Dr. Taffani Bailey Lash, owners and developers of Tea and Honey Blends, get the girls out of their seat to recite an affirmation. Ellen M. Blalock / eblalock@syracuse.com...eblalockhttp://connect.syracuse.com/user/eblalock/index.html]]>